1977 Alembic Series 1 Natural

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SPECS

Weight: 11.5 lbs 

Case: Original Hardshell Case

Year: 1977

Cosmetic Condition: Very good with a bit of wear/dings/scratches throughout.  Some very minor chipping on headstock as well as a few visible lines from a headstock repair.  Case is still completely functional but is in pretty rough shape on the exterior.  

BUILD DETAILS FROM ALEMBIC 

Serial number.........77-804
Series I Long Scale Bass 34"
Top wood..............Schedua
Back wood.............Schedua
Body/core wood........Mahogany
Neck wood.............Maple & Purpleheart
Peghead wood..........Dao & Zebrawood
Fingerboard...........Ebony
Inlays/Ovals..........Mother of Pearl
Electronics...........2 Volumes, 2 Filters, 2 Q Switches,
5-Pin Output, 1/4" Output
Date of completion....8/24/77

Tech Notes: Guitar, Hardware, and Electronics were cleaned/tested and are functioning appropriately. Fretboard Cleaned and frets polished. No issues with fret rock/inconsistencies. Setup with minimal neck relief and comfortable medium low action. Dual truss rods were inspected and are functioning appropriately. All hardware and electronics appear to the best of our knowledge to be original to the bass. Fantastic playing vintage Alembic Series 1 bass which has a long life of play ahead of it. 

Mods or Repairs: This bass was sent back to Alembic once in the past for a small headstock crack repair. Very hard to see the crack repair and it appears either a stinger was added/replaced during this repair. Electronics have been modified to use only the 1/4" output jack and 9v batteries. This instrument does not come with the Alembic DS5 Blue Box which used the 5 Pin output. A couple of the control knobs had some cracks/splits by the tightening screw, these were glued/repaired. 

Neck Profile: C Shape 

Neck Thickness: 1st: 0.86" / 12th: 0.97"

Fingerboard Radius: 12" 

Nut Width: 1.75" (1 3/4")

Scale Length: 34"

Electronics Layout: 2 Volume, 2 Filter, 2 Q-Mid Switches. Horn Toggle switch controls the pickup selector (Neck, Neck/Bridge, Bridge, Off). This off does not disconnect the battery, if left on in this setting it will drain the battery as long as the instrument is plugged in. Original Preamp trimpots on the back control panel of the bass also are working appropriately (Bridge Gain, Bridge Hum Control, Treble Hum Control, Treble Gain).

String Gauge: 45 - 105 

String Spacing: 17mm

Tools Included: None

Please note: All measurements are taken in-house. While we strive for accuracy, slight variations may occur compared to manufacturer specifications due to the nature of hand-measuring.